Unpaid Wage Cases in Plainfield, Illinois
Since 2005 the U.S. Department of Labor has found $526K in back wages owed to 389 workers by Plainfield employers, in 29 cases. Unpaid overtime accounts for 87% of it. The industry with the most back wages is commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance.
What workers weren't paid
3 cases involved child labor violations, covering 8 minors.
Industries
Cases with back wages by year
Largest back-wage cases
Ken's Beverage, Inc 10015 S. Mandel
$198K in back wages to 111 workers
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · period investigated Oct 2007–Oct 2009
All Pro Painting 26204 W Chatham Dr
$87,408 in back wages to 56 workers
Residential Building Construction · period investigated Apr 2023–Apr 2025
Harvest In-Home Care 24402 W Lockport St.
$85,966 in back wages to 42 workers
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities · period investigated Oct 2016–Oct 2018
Brio Industries, Inc. 13436 Kerr Street
$28,173 in back wages to 12 workers
Site Preparation Contractors · period investigated May 2009–Jun 2009
Sol Millennia, Inc. 11625 Millennium Pkway
$27,869 in back wages to 4 workers
Custom Computer Programming Services · period investigated Apr 2007–Apr 2009
Rosati's Pizza - Plainfield 12720 IL Route 59
$17,746 in back wages to 7 workers
Limited-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jul 2019–Jul 2021
Larry's Diner 1131 W. Lockport Rd.
$17,442 in back wages to 12 workers
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Aug 2003–Aug 2005
Central Sod Farms, Inc. 25605 W 111th St.
$13,288 in back wages to 8 workers
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming · period investigated Nov 2009–Nov 2011
Ultimate Security & Investigation of America 24823 Newberry Way
$13,057 in back wages to 31 workers
Security Guards and Patrol Services · period investigated Dec 2014–Oct 2015
Potters Place 510 Lockport Street
$4,559 in back wages to 9 workers · $1,615 in penalties
Full-Service Restaurants · period investigated Jul 2001–Feb 2007 · repeat violator: R
Most recent cases
All Pro Painting period ending Apr 2025
$87,408 in back wages to 56 workers · Residential Building Construction
Arla Cleaning Services period ending Apr 2025
$1,354 in back wages to 1 worker · Janitorial Services
Supernova General Construction period ending Jun 2024
50 violations, no back wages · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Reserve Trucking Line period ending May 2024
$950 in back wages to 3 workers · General Freight Trucking
Dovza Corporation period ending May 2022
$1,015 in back wages to 1 worker · General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance
Rosati's Pizza - Plainfield period ending Jul 2021
$17,746 in back wages to 7 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Ramiro Guzman Landscaping period ending Apr 2021
$5,361 in penalties · Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores
Best Technology Systems (BTS) period ending Nov 2020
$728 in back wages to 5 workers · Remediation Services
Wescom period ending Mar 2020
1 violation, no back wages · Emergency and Other Relief Services
Midwest Janitorial Specialists, Inc. period ending Nov 2019
$4,513 in back wages to 12 workers · Janitorial Services
Crab Boil 59, Inc. period ending Oct 2019
$2,590 in back wages to 11 workers · Full-Service Restaurants
Subway (North Plainfield) period ending Nov 2018
$1,765 in back wages to 2 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Ken Beverage period ending Nov 2018
$2,200 in back wages to 5 workers · 4 child labor violations · Beverage Manufacturing
Subway period ending Nov 2018
$1,804 in back wages to 3 workers · Limited-Service Restaurants
Harvest In-Home Care period ending Oct 2018
$85,966 in back wages to 42 workers · Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
Jersey Mike's Sub period ending Jan 2018
$12,129 in penalties · 4 child labor violations · Limited-Service Eating Places
Sprint period ending May 2017
$810 in back wages to 16 workers · Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
Marco's Pizza (Plainfield, IL) period ending Dec 2015
$28 in back wages to 1 worker · Food Service Contractors
Ultimate Security & Investigation of America period ending Oct 2015
$13,057 in back wages to 31 workers · Security Guards and Patrol Services
Johnson Construction Services LLC period ending Jul 2015
$4,504 in back wages to 1 worker · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
If you weren't paid what you're owed
Federal law requires at least the minimum wage and time-and-a-half for hours over 40 a week for most hourly workers, and many states set higher minimums. You can file a free, confidential complaint with the Wage and Hour Division or your state labor department, and you can also sue to recover unpaid wages, often with an equal amount in damages and your attorney fees. Deadlines are generally two to three years under federal law.
Labor and employment lawyers in Illinois
Lawbamba lists 20 labor and employment lawyers with an office in Illinois, the practice area that deals with the wage theft cases on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division enforcement data (every concluded compliance action since fiscal year 2005), from the DOL Open Data Portal, loaded November 9, 2026. “Back wages” is the amount employers agreed to pay workers after an investigation found they were underpaid; dates are the end of the period the investigation covered. Employer names and addresses are as DOL publishes them. Federal cases only: state labor departments and private lawsuits recover more that isn't counted here.
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